I attended the recent ICE Digital Workplace event in San Antonio, organized by Igloo Software, and it highlighted the slightly embarrassing fact that I wasn’t sure what the term “digital workplace” meant. In this context it refers to a software…
HR Communications
Talk Like an HR Trendsetter (and know what it means)
Buzzwords. For better or worse, these are part of HR life. Just when you feel like you have the jargon and acronyms down, you take a short vacation and return to discover the rest of the team is speaking another…
Skip the HR Jargon and Speak Business to Them
In 1884, Portuguese authors Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino decided to create a guide to conversational English, even though they spoke none themselves. The result, English as She is Spoke, is still popular today thanks to the comedic value of…
Stop Telling Us the End of Your Story First
I’ve just put a bow on my busiest season, the late spring and summer months when I work with companies to put together the best possible submissions for next year’s Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. In other words, I…
The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Ugly Reality of Group Chat in the Workplace
Email may be the veteran of communication in the workplace, but rookie platforms for instantaneous group chat, such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, have changed how employees correspond at work. Digitally-savvy workers of all ages have started replacing email with…
5 Steps to Improving Engagement in Meetings
The interview for that new job you’re hoping to get. The coffee date with your personal hero, and hopefully, future mentor. The make-or-break sales demo with that perfect-fit client. The last-ditch attempt to mend a broken partnership. When you are…
Comp Guide for a Small Company: Make Your DIY Communications Effective
Note: This is the third article of a 4-part series on compensation practices for small companies. In this series Margaret O’Hanlon shows how a small company typically deals with compensation, discussing each of a few key practices and what problems…
The 3 R’s of Open Enrollment Success
With open enrollment approaching, you’ve probably spent a lot of energy creating the right blend of benefits for employees. Naturally, you want to give your people a great employee experience by helping them understand their options and make the best…
7 Tips to Engage C-Suite Executives
“Never heard back on that.” “They never took serious action on my recommendation.” “Sure would like to have a seat at the table when that discussion comes up next time!” All of these are common laments from those who’ve had…
The Critical Role Communication Plays In Every M&A
Earlier this year, AT&T completed its acquisition of Time Warner in an $85 billion deal that will reshape the media industry. Together, Cigna and Express Scripts will fundamentally change the insurance industry. And Amazon turned retail on its head by…
Your Execs Think More of HR Than Does Everyone Else
Admit it: You care what people think about you. While we haven’t figured out what your neighbors or friends are thinking, we can tell you what people think about HR. Earlier this year, BambooHR asked more than 1,000 employees what…
HR Is Using Technology to Transform the Employee Experience
Organizations are often siloed by function – separate departments handle human resources, IT, facilities and the other services on which employees have come to rely. Without a unifying service strategy, these divisions can make for a disjointed employee experience and…
How Much Easier Things Would Be With an HR Siri
When is the last time you had to go searching for something — a file, or a document perhaps — in order to do your job? How long did it take you? What could you have been doing instead? In…
How to Choose and Visualize the Right KPIs
From hiring to payroll, human resources departments have a lot to manage, and the volume of data they track and report is always growing. That’s why HR teams need the right process to understand and reach their goals. Without key…
Do I Have Too Many Slides?
This common question sounds like, “How much money will I need for retirement?” It’s not uncommon for presenters to walk into a conference room for a 20-minute briefing with 40 minutes of slides. On the other extreme, some presenters and…
Add a ‘Human Touch’ to Make HR Communication More Effective
One important way for a company to engage their workers is by listening to them. Effectively communicating with your employees, however, involves more than just the way you talk to them. Your message has a more powerful impact if you…
Engagement Woes? Try Improving How You Communicate With Workers
It’s time to stop focusing on employee engagement. With employee engagement rates remaining stagnant, you likely want to do anything but. Especially when you consider the fact that only 33% of employees are engaged at work, according to Gallup’s most…
The Productivity Advice HR Professionals Should Ignore
Google “productivity advice,” and you’ll see thousands of articles offering tips on how to get more done in a day at the office. Almost every single one of them recommends only checking email at predetermined times to prevent incoming messages…
It’s Time to Rebrand the HDHP and Here’s How
As a marketing professional, I am highly aware that presentation is everything. In my opinion, there are several marketing hacks that the health care industry could adopt to increase plan participation and to better position certain programs in a more…
Your HR Communication Needs Disrupting
Elon Musk doesn’t believe in employee communication. Well, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. In an email to his employees at Tesla, the CEO explained his expectations when it comes to the company’s flow of information….